| Description |
viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Childhood in America |
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Childhood in America.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Sharna Olfman -- 1. The Vital Role of Play in Early Childhood Education / Joan Almon -- 2. A Role for Play in the Preschool Curriculum / Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer, Sharon L. Plaskon and Amanda E. Schweder -- 3. Early Childhood Education: Lessons from Europe / Christopher Clouder -- 4. Cybertots: Technology and the Preschool Child / Jane M. Healy -- 5. Handmade Minds in the Digital Age / Frank R. Wilson -- 6. Imagination and the Growth of the Human Mind / Jeffrey Kane and Heather Carpenter -- 7. The Vital Role of Emotion in Education / Stuart Shanker -- 8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: One Consequence of the Rise of Technologies and Demise of Play? / Thomas Armstrong -- 9. Play and the Transformation of Feeling: Niki's Case / Eva-Maria Simms -- 10. Pathogenic Trends in Early Childhood Education / Sharna Olfman |
| Summary |
""Testing and technology" has become a mantra in American schools, reaching down as far as kindergarten and preschool as politicians and policy-makers aim to ensure that our country has a competitive edge in today's information-based economy. But top educators and child development experts are battling such reforms. Here, educators, neurologists, and psychologists explain how the high-stakes testing movement, and the race to wire classrooms, is actually stunting our children's intellects, blocking brain development, and sometimes fueling mental illness. These experts, including a Pulitzer-Prize nominee, explain why play is not a luxury, but rather a necessity of learning." |
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"This book also spotlights a program at Yale University that, in response to the dearth of play in preschool curricula, emphasized learning through play for youngsters. Children who participated scored significantly higher on tests of school readiness. In addition, an internationally recognized expert explains why - in striking contrast to U.S. policies starting academics in preschool - several European countries are raising the age when they begin formal schooling to 6 or 7."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Early childhood education -- United States -- Philosophy.
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Learning.
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| Author |
Olfman, Sharna.
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| LC no. |
2003053621 |
| ISBN |
0275977684 (alk. paper) |
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